Sport shorts: ex-Wales backs coach Rob Howley is banned for betting breaches and the draw is made for the Europa League last 32

Ten things from the world of sport on Monday 16 December

Rob Howley was sent home from Wales’s Rugby World Cup training camp on 16 September
Rob Howley was sent home from Wales’s Rugby World Cup training camp on 16 September
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1. Howley handed 18-month ban

Former Wales backs coach Rob Howley has been given an 18-month ban by World Rugby for breaching anti-corruption and betting regulations.

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